SpongeBob Comics, to which both Derek and I are contributors (and occasional collaborators)

We sort of talk about but never talk about Derek’s internship and how he actually got started in animation and storyboarding, but luckily he talked about it with the folks at “The Villains’ Corner” podcast back in 2009, and you can listen to EPISODE 32 of that show here (or on iTunes).

I’ve drawn many SpongeBob comics over Derek’s layouts. Here’s an example of how that works (Derek’s layouts on the left, my pencils on the right – if you want to see this story inked, colored & lettered, check out SPONGEBOB COMICS #20, on sale next month (May 2013) – click to enlarge):

Scott Koblish, Derek’s childhood classmate at The Kubert School, appeared on “Stuff Said” in a two-part conversation. Here’s Part 1 and Part 2.